PIVKA-II as a surrogate biomarker for therapeutic response in Non-AFP-secreting hepatocellular carcinoma by San-Chi Chen, Hsiang-Ling Ho, Chien-An Liu, Yi‑Ping Hung, Nai-Jung Chiang, Ming‑Huang Chen, Yee Chao, Muh-Hwa Yang

“…Prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence II (PIVKA-II) is more sensitive for HCC detection, though its role in systemic therapy remains underexplored. This study aimed to evaluate PIVKA-II in non-AFP-secreting HCC treated with systemic therapy. …”
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Minute-cadence Observations of the LAMOST Fields with the TMTS. VI. Physical Parameters of Contact Binaries by Qiqi Xia, Xiaofeng Wang, Kai Li, Xiang Gao, Fangzhou Guo, Jie Lin, Cheng Liu, Jun Mo, Haowei Peng, Qichun Liu, Gaobo Xi, Shengyu Yan, Xiaojun Jiang, Jicheng Zhang, Cui-Ying Song, Jianrong Shi, Xiaoran Ma, Danfeng Xiang, Wenxiong Li

“…The absolute physical parameters were inferred with the W-D code for 10 systems, all of them are W-type shallow or medium contact binaries. …”
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Neurodegeneration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Elena Garcia-Martin, Marta Cipres, Isabel Melchor, Laura Gil-Arribas, Elisa Vilades, Vicente Polo, Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Maria Satue

“…To evaluate neurodegeneration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) without diabetic retinopathy and to assess the possible role of systemic vascular complications in retinal changes. …”
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Artificially intelligent nursing homes: a scoping review of palliative care interventions by Isabel Ronan, Sabin Tabirca, Sabin Tabirca, David Murphy, Nicola Cornally, Mohamad M. Saab, Patrice Crowley

“…Studies either focus on intelligent physical systems or decision support systems. There is a clear divide between the two types of technologies. …”
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Comparison of NoSAS score with STOP-Bang and Berlin scores in predicting difficult airway by Onurcan Balık, Eyyüp Sabri Özden, Mustafa Soner Özcan, Filiz Alkaya Solmaz, Pakize Kırdemir

“…Additionally, the study sought to determine which of these scoring systems is the most practical and effective for this purpose. …”
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Dental implant placement accuracy with robotic surgery compared to free-hand, static and dynamic computer assisted techniques: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Hariram Sankar, M. Shalini, Anjana Rajagopalan, Satish Gupta, Amit Kumar, Rukhsar Shouket

“…The meta-analysis of five studies showed significant improvements in coronal, apical, and angular deviations with robotic systems. Conclusion: Robotic-assisted systems showed greater accuracy than traditional non-robotic systems. …”
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MHD effect on peristaltic motion of Williamson fluid via porous channel with suction and injection by K. Chakradhar, K. Nandagopal, Vishnudasu Prashanthi, A. Parandhama, T. Somaiah, B.V. Sai Thrinath, Nainaru Tarakaramu, Ghulam Rasool, Dilsora Abduvalieva

“…Recent advancements in nanofluids (NFs) nanomaterials have led to diverse applications across multiple disciplines, enhancing heat transfer (HT) performance in clinical systems, engineering, cooling technologies, engine generators (EG), and more. …”
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An In Vitro Evaluation of Leakage of Two Etch and Rinse and Two Self-Etch Adhesives after Thermocycling by Sabine Geerts, Amandine Bolette, Laurence Seidel, Audrey Guéders

“…Our experiment evaluated the microleakage in resin composite restorations bonded to dental tissues with different adhesive systems. 40 class V cavities were prepared on the facial and lingual surfaces of each tooth with coronal margins in enamel and apical margins in cementum (root dentin). …”
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Rapidly Progressing Osteomyelitis of the Mandible by Yukiko Kusuyama, Ken Matsumoto, Shino Okada, Ken Wakabayashi, Noritami Takeuchi, Yoshiaki Yura

“…Acute osteomyelitis exists as a refractory disease even now, which usually exhibits systemic symptoms such as fever or malaise and local redness or swelling. …”
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Some core concepts of domain analysis by Birger Hjørland

“…This article claims that information systems should provide reliable and trustworthy information, and that this demand imply a re-orientation of information science with knowledge organization from, for example, approaches based on studies of user’s preferences, towards studies of quality and the values and goals in the documents being mediated. …”
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Procedury jako narzędzie doskonalenia systemu zarządzania środowiskowego by Grzegorz Embros

“…The analyses were carried out taking into account the systemic approach, with respect to core areas covered by the ISO 14001 standard. …”
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What is a Water Footprint?: An Overview and Applications in Agriculture by Daniel R. Dourte, Clyde W. Fraisse

“…Scientists are thinking about ways to adapt agricultural systems to a changing climate, especially precipitation changes, so the water footprint is a useful measure to compare resilience of agricultural systems to droughts and dry spells. …”
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What is a Water Footprint?: An Overview and Applications in Agriculture by Daniel R. Dourte, Clyde W. Fraisse

“…Scientists are thinking about ways to adapt agricultural systems to a changing climate, especially precipitation changes, so the water footprint is a useful measure to compare resilience of agricultural systems to droughts and dry spells. …”
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Forms of Indigenous Labor on New Spain’s Northern Frontiers: The Cases of New Mexico and California (17th–18th Centuries) by David Rex Galindo

“…The essay takes historical, normative, and etymological approaches to reveal the diversity of labor systems and forms of coercion then present in New Mexico and California as well as the various conceptual and normative foundations behind this plethora of systems. …”
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Photodegradation of lincomycin in aqueous solution by Agatino Di Paola, Maurizio Addamo, Vincenzo Augugliaro, Elisa García-López, Vittorio Loddo, Giuseppe Marcì, Leonardo Palmisano

“…Aqueous solutions of lincomycin were irradiated with UV light in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Lincomycin disappeared in both systems but the presence of TiO2 noticeably accelerated the degradation of the antibiotic in comparison with direct photolysis. …”
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A Novel Filled Function Method for Nonlinear Equations by Liuyang Yuan, Qiuhua Tang

“…A novel filled function method is suggested for solving box-constrained systems of nonlinear equations. Firstly, the original problem is converted into an equivalent global optimization problem. …”
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Strangeness production in pp and pPb collisions at LHCb by Landesa Gómez Clara

“…Recent studies of strangeness production with the LHCb detector are presented, including measurements of strangeness enhancement in the charmand beauty-hadron systems.…”
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Thermodynamic calculation of phase equilibria in stainless steels by Klančnik G., Petrovič Steiner D., Medved J.

“…The complex melting behavior was evident for both alloy systems. Experimentally obtained data were compared with the results of the thermodynamic calculations using the CALPHAD method. …”
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Near-orientation deformation banding formation mechanism of Al-Mg-Mn-Er alloy by Hongfu Yang, Mengnie Li, Yaru Wu, Shumeng Lu, Rensong Huang, Shanju Zheng, Xiaohong Yuan, Yonghua Duan

“…The orientation dependence is closely related to the interaction between the primary and secondary slip systems facilitated by crystal rotation. When two related slip systems are activated and intersect, lattice rotation occurs, and the orientation deviation of the grains gradually increases, resulting in grain splitting and forming a banded structure. …”
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Digital Phase-Locked Loops: Exploring Different Boundaries by Yuncheng Zhang, Dingxin Xu, Kenichi Okada

“…This article examines the research area of digital phase-locked loops (DPLLs), a critical component in modern electronic systems, from wireless communication devices to RADAR systems and digital processors. …”
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